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Week 9

Weekly
Grade
Houston Texans
5-4 229.9
196.1
 
VS
proj
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
162.38 5-4
184.93

Houston Texans defeat Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, 229.90-162.38

Houston Texans stepped up and beat their projected point total, earning a 229.90-162.38 victory over Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, who fell short of projections. Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man took a 30.90-point lead on Thursday, but Houston Texans held the lead the rest of the way. They were led by Matt Ryan (37 points) and Kareem Hunt (33.1). Cam Newton (247 Pass Yds, 2 Pass TDs, 33 Rush Yds) and George Kittle (4 Rec, 108 Rec Yds, 1 Rec TD) did their part for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man in the loss. Houston Texans (5-4) will look to add to their success against Washington Redskins, while Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (5-4) will try to generate some positive momentum against Cincinnati Bengals.

Matchup Timeline

  Houston Texans   Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man

Inside the Matchup

Matchup Player of the Week

Playing the Browns in Week 9, Ware racked up 81 yards from scrimmage . In doing so, he put up 12.1 points to score more than 5 times his 2.14-point projection, the third-highest percent increase of any RB in the league this season. Ware will battle the Cardinals next week.
Spencer Ware

Top Player Comparison

Houston Texans
Points
% of total points 229.9
1
Matt Ryan
QB
37
23.69
16.1%
2
Kareem Hunt
RB
33.1
19.34
14.4%
3
James Conner
RB
29.3
19.18
12.7%
4
Maurice Harris
WR
22.4
4.98
9.7%
Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man
Points
% of total points 162.38
1
Cam Newton
QB
25.18
29.95
15.5%
2
George Kittle
TE
20.8
12.11
12.8%
3
Davante Adams
WR
16
20.99
9.9%
4
Steven Nelson
CB
15
5.61
9.2%

Matchup Highlights

Thursday
George Kittle had a 71-yard catch for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man, contributing to a 32.90-2.00 lead for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man.
Sunday Early
Matt Ryan had a 40-yard touchdown pass and a 39-yard touchdown pass for Houston Texans, while Kareem Hunt had a 50-yard touchdown catch, helping Houston Texans to a 181.90-137.48 lead.
Sunday Late
Doug Baldwin had a 42-yard catch for Houston Texans, while Greg Zuerlein had a 56-yard field goal, helping Houston Texans to a 217.90-137.48 lead.

Points By Position

  Houston Texans   Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man

StatSmack

That pregame pep talk must have worked. Houston Texans scored more points in this matchup (229.9) than their season average (205.27).
Even the computers think Houston Texans have a better lineup. Their projected average points is higher (195.43) than Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (168.62).
Houston Texans laugh in the face of danger. They've got more upset wins this season (3) than Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (0).
Houston Texans are clutch masters, with more close wins than Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (1 vs 0).
By position, Houston Texans have outscored Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man at QB, RB, K, DEF, and IDP this season.
The starters for Houston Texans had more big plays in their NFL games this week (6) than the starters for Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man (1).
There's not much good to say about Rain☔ tampa bay ☔man this week. Maybe they'll get their act together, and we'll see something different next week!

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